We start SteamWorld Dig 2 by being introduced to the new protagonist, Dorothy, whose mission is to find the whereabouts of Rusty, the main character of the original game and who has since gone missing.

Let's start this off with an obvious statement- games are meant to be fun. We all feel that's the case, but all too often do we have games that fight against your expectation of how the game should play out.

Buy SteamWorld Dig 2 Developer Image & Form has managed to create a handful of great games under the name of SteamWorld , so the expectations for SteamWorld Dig 2 were high for an indie developer.

When SteamWorld Dig burst onto the scene back in 2013, the gaming industry took notice and developer Image & Form became a studio to watch. They followed up the 3DS hit with the radically different, yet equally acclaimed, SteamWorld Heist.

Having not owned a Switch for long and predominantly gaming on my Xbox One, I really needed a hook game, something to really endear the console to me. While I can't discount Legend Of Zelda as being a masterpiece, my gaming time has been so taken up with other things lately that I've not been able...

Can you dig it

Beautifully sedate; A joy to play; Fen is brilliant

Slow to start; One harrowing segment; Possibly too short

After the unquestionable success of , the appearance of is certainly a cause for celebration. Though its predecessor wasn't perfect and ended a little sooner than you liked, this follow-up works on what the original needed more of. And then some.

As Image & Form often reminds us, its now-familiar core IP began with SteamWorld: Tower Defense on DSiWare, a thoroughly decent tower defence game. It was SteamWorld Dig that was transformative for the studio, however, achieving well-earned success on the 3DS and a range of other platforms.

Steamworld Dig 2 is a top-notch game that so succeeds at what it set out to do, that calling it merely "retro-inspired" almost feels like an insult. It's a fantastic 2D title, and belongs in anyone's collection.

Steamworld Dig 2 is really a wonderful game. I loved the original, yet the sequel builds on and expands it in nearly every way. The basic premise is that your character is able to dig down into the depths of the world, revealing caverns, treasure, enemies and more.